DC Transplant from Detroit writes about movies

Month: February 2016

Within a few days of David Bowie’s death, the world lost another great artist Alan Rickman. Rickman was a truly incredible actor and always brought his A game regardless if the movie was amazing (Think Die Hard, Harry Potter) or a piece of utter crap (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Dogma). Today, I decided to review a … More Alan Rickman tribute: Bottle Shock (2008)

There is an old saying which has often been repeated: “There is my truth, there is your truth, there is the actual truth, and everyone else’s.” Its this idea of the concept of “truth” that is dealt with in the movie Truth, which deals with the 2004 CBS report on Former President George W. Bush’s national … More Review: Truth (2015)

Spike Lee is not a subtle filmmaker. All throughout his career, Lee has displayed an incredible passion towards the subject of race relations. When it is done right, the results are classics like “Do the Right Thing” or “Malcolm X”. The problem with Lee though is that unlike his earlier work, he lately feels that … More Movie Review: Chi-Raq